The Aesthetics of X-Junctions
Cognitive Constraints in the Art of Continuous-Line Caricature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10276978 |
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| Authors | Kevin Burns (0000-0002-4938-2877, Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, the MITRE Corporation, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA, 01730, U.S.A.., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-82 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/leon_a_01838 |
| OpenAlex | W2984632870 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article exposes cognitive constraints in production and perception of caricatures drawn with one continuous line. Constraints in production enable an artist to overcome the complexity of connecting all individual line segments of a conventional caricature. Constraints in perception enable an audience to overcome the complexity of inferring three-dimensional edges and shapes from two-dimensional line segments. In both production and perception, constraints exploit Xjunctions where the continuous line meets itself in crossing and tangent configurations that contribute to the aesthetics of these artworks
Aesthetics · Art · Cognition · Cognitive science · Computer vision · Economics · Epistemology · Exploit · Geometry · Line (geometry) · Line segment · Perception · Production (economics) · Production line · Tangent · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Art Education and Development · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Engineering · Mathematics · Mechanical Engineering · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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